Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast4.4%
Previous4.4%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-11-21 to 2026-09-22, the actual came in above forecast 7 times, below 18 times and in line 10 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.1%.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 24
Jul4.4%4.3% · 4.3%
5.2%4.2%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Jun | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| May | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Apr | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Mar | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Feb | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5% |
| Jan | 5% | 5% | 4.8% |
| Dec | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Nov | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Oct | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| Sep | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Aug | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Jul | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Jun | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| May | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Apr | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Mar | 4.6% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Feb | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Jan | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| Dec | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Nov | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Oct | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| Sep | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Aug | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.